JD last night I rattled out a decent mature 4x4 mulie(not quite what I was looking for, but still a good sign), he was all by himself it would seem. He may have been looking for a sparing partner but the rubs are showing up nightly, so even with the heat it would appear prerut maybe close to here for mules. I would definately try rattling mule deer country for the next few weeks, I think sooner than later we' ll see lots of prerut signs to show the mules are ready to grab a group of girls and get busy. If that weather would smarten up it would help as it appears in my area they are making the rubs in the night and moving very little during the heat....common frost ML season ends the 25th and I really want to get my buck before the rifle guys start scampering all over the place.

I have noticed that the does are very visible in their normal haunts but the bucks are very deep in the bush. I am assuming the heat has something to do with it, but maybe if you don' t already try rattling closer to the bucks bedroom. This is what I did and it worked, just a thought!

Good Luck & keep us posted DOC